New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-12
PRINTERS DETERMINED TO FIGHT.
THE EMPLOYERS AGREE TO STAND FIRM.
LETTERS TO THE BOARD OF ARBITRATION RESULT

LETTERS TO THE BOARD OF ARBITRATION RESULT
IN no CHANGE IN. THE SITUATION
The Sidewalk in front of Pyhagoras Hall, I'm Canal
ST.. crowded early yesterday with the printers who
had gone out strike to force their demand that all
offices should become card Offices. The question of
wages does up In this matter, but the union
has entered the Eight and caused a strike OF nearly
1900 cmpL,ycs. including compo,itors. urcssmen ana
feeders to compel tho employers have union hands
only and to discharge all those who Will not join the
Knights Tho state Board of Arbitration yesterday
received the following letter:
To me state BOARD Of arbitration:
DFAR sRs: Regarding the suggestion proposed by your
between employing printers this city and Typo
graphical Union No g. beg that this com
miuee has no authority 10 adopt The same w'hou, 'h'
unanimous consent OF our organization. Yours truly
Secretary Strike Committee
The letter caused good deal of unfavorahle com
mcnt from the members of the Board. the tone OF
the letter implied that the union did not intend to rec
ognzo tho authority o, tho Boar This wa prob
ably sent because Mr. Donovan advised the officers
OF the union not have their strike the grounds
presented and told them that when the employers
agreed increase the Of composition and granted
other demands they Ought to bc satisfied for tho pres
emf. While this being discussed letter came
from the employers. 1t read
= poaoran DEAR s,R-Thc President Of The Typ "1
graphical ln'on M positively decnes Hb,traion. ho'
The TvIothcta decided stand by their members
c . w 5r o @h 1 csa o oa % YOUR
prompt response. deeply that N" p"rVcrsene
Of = few unthinkitg who dominate the Union shnNl
make iainn Impossible" The employers ar united
and have NO doubt OF their ultimate success -
Yours truly. THO l. pf NlSNt
Mr.. Donovan said that be did not know whether an
Investigation wOuld be ordered. The course That
Everett Gackn. president Of The union. ha- taken j.
criticised severely by many union men. II wa sath
that the demand ordered to make capital Tor his
denomination aud election a president Of the union
The Typothctw. the employers association, met al
No. 10 Park place yesterday and discussed the best
course to pursue during the strike There Wa no talk
Of giving in and strong resolution wa adopted In
favor Of holding ont until their hands desired 10 return
the old conditions end allow their employers 10 hr"
union non union printers. n they please. VniS
one more strike added to the li-t yesterday
The compo-itor~ at TIE printing hou-" of Hunter "
Beach. No ~ West Thirteenth H.. were among the
first To 90 the strike but the firm BY advertising
secured new force sufficient To- carry on Immediate
business. Yesterday several competitors, lnciGli"s
some union men applied for work. and many were
accepted. Toe url.u ucu however. were required
10 rcnouncc tho union and The Efn declare That ihS
viii carry on their bu-inc-- Independently OF any
typographical organization. In the morning one oi
the STRIKER, was arrested for lntimdaiing ne" com
positor and ON being taken To the Jefferson Marhet
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